Pakistan says fends off attack by suicide bombers on military camp
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Four heavily-armed suicide bombers attacked a military facility in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday and killed two soldiers, but failed to storm a busy mosque inside, the army said.
U.N. close to sanctions deal to slash North Korea export earnings: diplomats
(Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council’s five veto powers are close to approving new sanctions on North Korea to cut the isolated state’s earnings from exports by more than a quarter, principally by targeting its coal exports to China, diplomats said on…
China vows to ‘plug holes’ in work safety after deadly power plant accident: Xinhua
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China has vowed to “plug the holes” in its laws and safety standards to improve working conditions after a power plant accident in the east of the country killed 74 people earlier this week, state media reported on Saturday.
Mexican army involved in students disappearance two years ago, author says
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican soldiers were involved in the disappearance and apparent massacre of 43 students two years ago, according to a leading journalist, implicating the military directly in a crime that has been blamed solely on corrupt polic…
Indonesia arrests militant planning bomb strike on Myanmar embassy
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Police in Indonesia have arrested a suspected Islamist militant and seized a large quantity of bomb making material that he planned to use in attacks on government buildings and the Myanmar embassy in Jakarta next month, a police sp…
Quake strikes China, Tajikistan border; kills at least one: agency
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 struck China’s northwestern border with Tajikistan killing at least 1 person, destroying houses and severing a railway line in the sparsely populated region, state news agency Xinhua reported o…
Islamic State claims deadly attack on Egyptian soldiers in Sinai
ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) – Islamic State claimed responsibility on Friday for an attack on an Egyptian military checkpoint in northern Sinai Peninsula that killed at least 12 soldiers.
Australia says Islamic State recruiter arrested in Turkey
SYDNEY (Reuters) – An Australian citizen believed to be a top recruiter for Islamic State has been arrested by Turkish authorities and will be subject to a formal extradition request from Australia, the Australian government said on Saturday.
Blast noise in southeast Turkey possibly caused by jets: governor’s office
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A blast was heard in the southeastern Turkish city of Gaziantep late on Friday but police were unable to find any signs of damage, the governor’s office said, adding the noise could have been caused by warplanes breaking the sound …
Rebels targeted ethnic Fulanis in Central African Republic town
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – The United Nations’ top genocide official said on Friday he had reports that militia fighters in Central African Republic hunted down and massacred members of the Fulani ethnic group during violence that killed 85 civilians this wee…
